Frame 1- production company logo
My first frame of analysis is the frame that shows our production company logo. This is the logo that represents us as a company and is a key part of the trailer because the very look of the logo shows what the mood of the trailer, but big established companies don`t have to change their logos because they are well known such as paramount. As it was our first film we decided to suit the logo to the film and also with the name as well. Nightfall gives the impression of nighttime and all that happens at night which is where most of our action happens in our film . The lighting in the logo is very sinister , the single street light is beaming down onto a single spot and the street looks very dark and eerie, this transcends into our film because there are very similar scenes and are very common in other thriller films.
Fame 2 - Introduction of the antagonist
This frame is the first time you see the antagonist and it is also where you her his voice over as well which gives a deep insight into the character and what his motives might be .It is a low angle looking up and the character this shows is is powerful and is very important , which is true because he exercise power and dominance in every part of the film and everything he does and is the main character in the film , The character is wearing all black as well to show his dark personality and intentions. It is also in a church and he is confessing his sins and asking for forgiveness but is also asking why he was chosen to have such a tough childhood and he feels like he needs to make up for the lack of love and attention he was neglected as a child which is the story line of the film . The neglected child is common in thriller but they dont usually try to have relationships with the victims instead hurt or kill them because of their trauma , therefore our film complies to some parts of thriller stereotypes but then adds a unique twist.We left the character face and identity a secret to keep the audience interested and guessing and allows them to keep it open instead of labeling him because of his ethnicity or class , they just focus on his actions and what causes them , this is similar to kiss the girls where the `collector` wears a mask so you cannot see his identity and only in the last act of the film do you see who he really is .There is a effect straight after that blurs the screen and leaves a ripple and looks like a dream sequence and along with the voice over it almost feels like you're inside the character mind which deepens the connection with the character and the audience.
Frame 3 - Intro of the plot
The third frame is a mid shot of the police board that has information about the cases. The board looks well used and not like its fresh as too say that it is a common occurrence for people to go missing in the area which shows it might be rough area. Props like this are very common in crime thrillers because they are used by the police ion real life so it makes the films more realistic.We did a black and white effect on this scene because it resembles a flash back so it shows the police might have dealt with cases similar before so it isn't the first victim . the board also gives an insight into what might happen if the victims dont comply so it gives suspense to see chat the girls will do and if he will keep them or not.Frme 4 - knife
This frame is a close up of an action taken out by a character that has just had terrible news that her daughter has been kidnapped . in the clip she is informed of what happened and the drops the knife is disbelieve.we got another close up of when the knife hit the floor just like in the kiss the girls trailer however ares has meaning behind it and isn't just to build suspense in the trailer it is a vital point in the plot .the fact she drops the knife shows how much she is in shock because she cant control what she is doing ,the audience would also feel sympathetic to the mother because they wouldn't want it to happen to them either.Frame 5 - settings and effects
This frame is establishing shot of the location Rosie is taken to , we found this location by accident while driving and thought it looked the part so decided to film it , we added a slight blur as if it was through Rosies eyes as she is slowly drifting in and out of consciousness and hence the black and white because she was recently knocked out and is only just coming back , the shot doesn't give too much bout the location away they can just see it is a farm but have no idea where it is or of he owns it or has stolen it. Not many films give away the captives location but we wanted to change it up a bit and give the audience ab it of dramatic irony with knowing where she is but not being able to do anything about it .
frame 6 titles
The sixth frame is our titles and what they mean , the titles we have go along with the story of the film and characters backgrounds , " everybody wants to be loved" is a statement that work with the emotional trauma of the main character and what he went through and why he does what he does . Titles are often used in films for actors names such as in trailers like se7en and kiss the girls , we did the same and used the titles to show the actors names.the love me title is effective because it short and memorable therefore it will stick in audiences minds as it is almost like a demand and will play on their emotions.The concept of love me isn't stereotypical to thriller films either , most kidnappers try to hurt or kill their captures but our character just wants them to love him hence the name of the film.
Fame 7 shot type / angle
For this frame I m using my favorite shot from the whole trailer , a canted shit that is purposely out of focus. with the camera we had we could choose the point of focus so we focused on the foreground so the kidnapping in the background is blurred out and looks even more scary because it adds to the effect of not knowing what is going on this is backed up by the canted shot because this shot is used to show confusion . The camera is actually the pov of the other girl Danielle , this is why it is blurry because she was just pushed over by the antagonist so it is her point of view from the floor and how helpless she is .
frame 8 film poster
My magazine cover was crested to advertise my film . it is based on other thriller covers such as inception . The main image is the antagonist in the middle of the cover with an emotionless expression his face to fit the stereotype of a heartless character , however the name of the film is a binary opposite because love is the strongest emotion and he just wants to feel loved , which intrigues the audience into watching the film to experience the clash of emotions . I also included other films in the cover to fill up space on the cover and to make it so there are other things to look and and to make it seem like a proper magazine cover. I used the name "final cut " as it is a common film term but also fits a magazine name well because the final cut of film is the best product they could make so this indicates its the best magazine out there . I chose to not put the image over the title because it thought it would make it look worse and this is common on magazine covers when the image is very large and they can afford to cover it because their magazine is so well known even when covered people would know what it is.The smokiness represents the confusion about what could happen in the film because it leaves the view obscured and also gives a very eerie look to the whole cover.
Frame 9 film poster
The final frame is the poster i made for my film. the poster is set out with three images horizontally on top of each other , all three photos represents a different chapter in the film .Then there is reviews between the gap of two photos .the bottom photo is of the main character looking over the sunset waiting for nightfall and it is filled with vibrant oranges and reds from the sun and that represents the peace at the start of the film because of the colours and the mood of the photo . Then the second image is a shot of the place where Rosie is kept in the film and is in a lighter grey to show things have just got darker and she has been captured and how the equilibrium is now off balance . The final image is a dark black image with rosies face light up but you can only see her eyes but you can see the emotion filled up within them because it is a point in the film where she is tied up and is very scared . Therefore the three colour switches represent rosies emotions through the chapters .This layout of a poster is similar to the poster for "knock knock" so i took inspiration from it but added my own twist
, With knock knock the three images are of different points on characters faces not different points in the film . This isn't common in thriller posters because they tend to not give much away however mine gives three key points in the film but you'd only realise if you saw the film which is just another way i tried to make my products unique. I kept the identity of the antagonist still a mystery so the audience is still intrigued to find out who they are . Love me the title is in a shade of red that i colour corrected from the sunset because red is the colour of love but also associated with hate which is a binary opposite just like the one in our actual film. Lastly i used a convention of reviews on the poster and having the text at the bottom with the specific font that is on every movie poster , the reviews are from popular newspapers so readers of them will go and see the film because they know they can trust the review.
Well done Henry, clearly related to research into existing films in the genre and detailed explanations.
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